DJ Altria Group Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Altria Group Inc. $(MO)$ shed 1.83% to $64.42 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.80% to 7,022.95 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.15% to 48,463.72.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.
Altria Group Inc. closed 8.64% short of its 52-week high of $70.51, which the company achieved on February 27th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) fell 1.43% to $157.19, Universal Corp. $(UVV)$ fell 1.35% to $51.01, and Mativ Holdings Inc. $(MATV)$ fell 0.32% to $9.23.
Trading volume (7.1 M) remained 2.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 9.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 15, 2026.
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April 15, 2026 16:39 ET (20:39 GMT)
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